Todor Stoykov (born 3 March 1977 in

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) is a

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n retired professional

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player, who played for Cherno More, Cordivari Roseto,

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and

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. At 1.98 m, his position was

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. He was also a member of the

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, before retiring in 2009.

Professional career

While playing with

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, he is the all-time Leader of the ULEB Cup in total points scored (1102), assists (190), minutes played (2364), fouls against (305) and also in total Index Rating (914). Stoykov also ranks third in free-throws made (326). He was the all-time leader for three-pointers made (169) until November 2014 when Marko Popović beat that mark. Stoykov announced his retirement at the end of the 2012–13 season. He was honored by the Lukoil Academic by becoming the first player in team history to have his number retired by the team; his #15 was raised to the rafters.

Honours

;Cherno More *

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champion (2 times): 1998, 1999 * Bulgarian Basketball Cup (3 times): 1998, 1999, 2000 ;Lukoil Academic *

champion (10 times): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 * Bulgarian Basketball Cup (6 times): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 *

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: winners (1): 2003

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